There aren't many 6'4", 270-pound players in the NFL that play a majority of their snaps from a two-point stance. That's exactly what Kruger does as a stand-up linebacker in Baltimore's hybrid defense, where his primary job responsibilities are setting the edge in the run and rushing the passer. But he's also asked to drop into coverage occasionally - particularly on the goal line - and does a nice job in that regard, as well. Kruger didn't see much playing time over his first three seasons as a reserve, but in his first season as a full-time starter, he had a very good season (42 tackles, 9.0 sacks) and a great playoff run (14 tackles, 4.5 sacks in four games).
Paul Kruger Scouting Report
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Paul Kruger Scouting Report
There aren't many 6'4", 270-pound players in the NFL that play a majority of their snaps from a two-point stance. That's exactly what Kruger does as a stand-up linebacker in Baltimore's hybrid defense, where his primary job responsibilities are setting the edge in the run and rushing the passer. But he's also asked to drop into coverage occasionally - particularly on the goal line - and does a nice job in that regard, as well. Kruger didn't see much playing time over his first three seasons as a reserve, but in his first season as a full-time starter, he had a very good season (42 tackles, 9.0 sacks) and a great playoff run (14 tackles, 4.5 sacks in four games).YardRat Wall of Fame
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Originally posted by YardRat View PostI would hope so...not real confident that they are going to make a splash like last year, though.
6'7, 270 lbs.
26 years old
Could play DE or OLB, and even some DT if needed (remember versatility will be key)
Also coming off a 11.5 sack yearCOMING SOON...
Originally posted by Dr.LecterWe were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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Re: Paul Kruger Scouting Report
Originally posted by YardRat View PostI would hope so...not real confident that they are going to make a splash like last year, though.
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Originally posted by DraftBoy View PostI think they'll get aggressive early but let the market play out. Personally I think Michael Johnson (DE-CIN) is a better target than Kruger because of what he offers physically, athletically, and for likely a smaller contract.
6'7, 270 lbs.
26 years old
Could play DE or OLB, and even some DT if needed (remember versatility will be key)
Also coming off a 11.5 sack year
Johnson is intriguing though, as he was rated as having good potential when he was drafted, and it looks like he's actually realizing that now. There were a lot of people who thought the Bills should have drafted him, when he came out, but I think he went a bit high for how long it's taken him to come through.
I don't know what the cap situation is like in Cincy, so it might be that they can afford to give him a respectable offer, whereas the Ravens are going to struggle to get everyone they want back, re-signed, including Kruger.
Either one would make sense as a good target for the Bills in the off-season, but I wonder where they see our needs, in relation to the talent in the draft. There seems to be a lot of good talent around defensively in the draft, while not so much offensively.
It might be that WR is one of the top positions we look to get something done in FA, as although it's been said the WR group is deep this year, there aren't the real stand out guys near the top of the draft. We might be thinking of picking up another one later on, say from the 4th on down, if the talent is that deep.
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Originally posted by Buddo View PostKruger is possibly a better fit for what Pettine will want to do though, coming from a similar system with the Ravens.
Johnson is intriguing though, as he was rated as having good potential when he was drafted, and it looks like he's actually realizing that now. There were a lot of people who thought the Bills should have drafted him, when he came out, but I think he went a bit high for how long it's taken him to come through.
I don't know what the cap situation is like in Cincy, so it might be that they can afford to give him a respectable offer, whereas the Ravens are going to struggle to get everyone they want back, re-signed, including Kruger.
Either one would make sense as a good target for the Bills in the off-season, but I wonder where they see our needs, in relation to the talent in the draft. There seems to be a lot of good talent around defensively in the draft, while not so much offensively.
It might be that WR is one of the top positions we look to get something done in FA, as although it's been said the WR group is deep this year, there aren't the real stand out guys near the top of the draft. We might be thinking of picking up another one later on, say from the 4th on down, if the talent is that deep.
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Originally posted by DraftBoy View PostYou gotta think he's target 1a
My gut is on a WR, QB, or LB
The names I keep thinking are Bowe, Alex Smith, or Vilma (if cut) or Danelle Ellerbe.
Bart Scott makes sense due to the Pettine connection as does LaRon Landry. And I don't think either are top tier FA's.
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Originally posted by X-Era View PostWho would you put as 1b?
My gut is on a WR, QB, or LB
The names I keep thinking are Bowe, Alex Smith, or Vilma (if cut) or Danelle Ellerbe.
Bart Scott makes sense due to the Pettine connection as does LaRon Landry. And I don't think either are top tier FA's.COMING SOON...
Originally posted by Dr.LecterWe were both drunk and Hillary did not look that bad at 2 AM, I swear!!!!!!
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Originally posted by X-Era View PostWho would you put as 1b?
My gut is on a WR, QB, or LB
The names I keep thinking are Bowe, Alex Smith, or Vilma (if cut) or Danelle Ellerbe.
Bart Scott makes sense due to the Pettine connection as does LaRon Landry. And I don't think either are top tier FA's.Last edited by The Jokeman; 02-18-2013, 07:07 PM.
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Further Edit on my last post:
I'm not a Kruger fan myself. If I were to rank guys I think that we will target early they are DeAndre Levy, Dustin Keller, Ellerbe. I know that Levy's name might turn a few heads but he's played both MLB and WLB for Detroit and Marrone's good friend and our current ST coach Danny Crossman knows about him. As being the astoot GM I pretend to be I sign Levy first and then make the call to other guys and know my hand isn't forced on the next LB you go after as it could be MLB or a WLB. As if sign Levy to play WLB then Ellerbe at MLB makes sense. Or you could always kick in Levy to compete with Sheppard to man the middle and pursue a lower priced guy like Scott to hold the fort/teach the defense at WLB and then draft a guy in the first few rounds to eventually succeed Scott at WLB. It also gives you some options to if ever want to shift to a 3-4 front as could argue that could go X, Levy, Sheppard, Bradham. Where X could be a pass rushing guy like Kruger if spend big bucks or maybe draft a guy like Michael Buchanan that I preposed in my mock draft.
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